Two new plant species discovered in kerala :
- Westran Ghats of kerala's Ponmudi hills,Thiruvananthapuram, Three research scholars found two new plant species.
- Fimbristylis sunilii :Fimbristylis sunilii after named plant toxanamist C.N Sunil,retired professeor and reserch guide of Botany.Perennialplant of the Cyperceae family found in grassland.
- Neanotis prabhuii : It has beeen named after K.M Prabhu Kumar Senoor scientist at CSIR-NBRI Luknow.It has been provisionally assesed data deficient under the IUCN red list categories.Prostrate perennial herb from the Rubiaceae family and grows on high- altitude of grasslands.